“I have a great business idea and need to act now before someone else gets in first.” My client was working full time in a senior management position in logistics…
“To retain this team member, I think I’ll golden handcuff him to the business.” My client is the owner of a successful industrial supply business in country South Australia. He…
“Why am I here?” After three conversations that I felt were going nowhere, I asked my client this question out loud. He was the CEO of a long-established Adelaide business,…
“I am tired and frustrated. I have had enough and plan to sell my business and exit the industry by 30 September.” So lamented the business owner of a professional…
A client sent me a link to a poem. We had just finished an emotional conversation about dealing with the feeling of not being good enough. I was at my…
“I am looking for help in planning for 2026” After experiencing substantial growth in 2025, the owner of a professional services firm was wondering how to approach planning for 2026….
“In 2026, we want to reap the rewards” The father-daughter team ran a design and manufacturing business. After years of struggle, the business was in a sound financial position. In…
The client leaned forward, eyes ablaze with excitement as to her ongoing role in the family business – impossible twenty minutes ago – now seemed obvious. “This is exactly what…
“I will shortly be closing the book on my sporting career and need help in writing my next book on my career in business.” A semi-professional striker was retiring. Due…
Late last year, I wrote a blog about using the Christmas Dinner Test as the measure of the true success of a succession plan. Two sons were committed to taking…
“Can you help my son take over my business?” The business owner was 60, looking to semi-retire. While his 23-year-old son was working in the business, he was showing little…
“How uncomfortable are you feeling right now?” As I slumped back in my chair struggling to come up with an answer. I had been walking my coach through my reflections…
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